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NovaStor NovaBACKUP vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

NovaStor NovaBACKUP
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
34th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (67th)
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is 1.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 6.9%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery6.9%
NovaStor NovaBACKUP1.7%
Other91.4%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Rainer Kummerfeldt - PeerSpot reviewer
IT-Teamleader at Bechtle
Easy to work and offers features for tape backups, disk backups, and whatever you want
NovaStor NovaBACKUP is still working on new features because they listen to the customers and integrate their needs into new versions. You can see they make progress with each new version. They are much faster than IBM, where you sometimes have to wait years for new features. It is very quick and fast. NovaStor have big competitors like Veeam, which is very fast and aggressive. It's good, but it depends on the price. I think NovaStor might be cheaper. They have a direct connection to their developers and sales teams, which makes getting answers very fast. Veeam has a lot of features, like a special reporting tool. However, I've heard from some customers that Veeam wasn't always the right decision because it couldn't work with their environment. But Veeam has aggressive marketing, which is why they are probably in first place at the moment, besides Commvault. IBM has lost its competitive edge and is trying to catch up, but it might be too late.
SuhailAkhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd
Has enabled seamless VM management and automated failover while support response needs improvement
For support issues, they help with the issue, but it takes a very long time. The reason is that they engage a very initial resource and then escalate to another level, and during these level escalations, our time is wasted. They do not understand the severity of the issue. They go through step-by-step and then go to the upper level. This may be their SOP, but we require instant support and instant resolution of the problem, so here VMware Live Recovery is lacking. They follow their SOP, but they initially engage very low-level personnel who are not able to answer or resolve the issue, so they escalate or take a very long time to resolve the issue. The main issue is to improve the approach of resolving solutions. I may not be able to suggest new features because in these recent months, I have not been very close to it as we are exploring different solutions.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."
"It's the easiest way to configure it."
"NovaBACKUP protects your entire system with a single solution."
"I give VMware Live Recovery a rating of ten out of ten."
"In terms of recovery, if you have a test job script, you can put it on top of it, you can create custom steps so that it will be more granular, and it will be an easy, one click solution when it comes to the recovery application."
"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."
"The AC replication is integrated with a software base, set up cost, and easy installation and configuration."
"As you can see, Site Recovery Manager 6.1 introduces fundamental characteristics that achieve levels of automation until now never seen on the platform, as well as a detailed and comprehensive policy-based control that seamlessly integrate with NSX to offer really amazing capabilities for disaster recovery while everything can be done in half the time it took before."
"The thing I like the most about SMR is the reduced cost of management."
"The solution is simple to use and has effective automation."
"VMware SRM is a very nice tool for disaster recovery for virtual environments."
 

Cons

"The room for improvement lies in the compatibility of NovaBACKUP with older operating systems."
"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."
"VMware SRM does not have the capacity to do DR tests."
"The automation should be simplified or improved."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"If you have a failover case, you need to work on it manually. It would be helpful if this could be automated. It would simplify things."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
"The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors."
"Unfortunately, SRM is not stable and it therefore requires continuous monitoring."
"Additionally, the price is not suitable for startup companies, which necessitates looking for alternative solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support."
"I rate the solution's pricing a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the most expensive."
"VMware SRM is a little bit pricey."
"The level of licensing required for this solution is dependent on the server instances in use."
"Compare to hardware-based replication, I think software based replication is best and cheap."
"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."
"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."
"It is reasonably priced, and its cost hasn't been a significant factor in our implementation."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
We have been using VMware Live Recovery since 2015, and most of our effort relies on it. I personally feel that it is very easy to use, easy to manage, and provides many features compared to other ...
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
For support issues, they help with the issue, but it takes a very long time. The reason is that they engage a very initial resource and then escalate to another level, and during these level escala...
What is your primary use case for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
We are the partner as well as the integrator, and we mostly work in the integration industry. Integration is our core business, but we also do partnership activities. Most of our projects are based...
 

Also Known As

NovaBACKUP
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

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Sample Customers

Ex'pression College, Osborne Wood Products Inc., REIT Technologies
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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